Bayesian Methods for Radiation Dosimetry

Conference · Sun Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:786133

Groer, Peter G; Brame, Scott

The application of Bayesian methods to calibration for external dosimetry and to compartmental analysis for internal radiation dosimetry is discussed. The calibrative density for chromosome aberration data with imprecise radiation doses was derived to describe the uncertainty of the neutron dose received by an individual with observed dicentric chromosome aberrations. For compartmental analysis, the posterior densities, expectations, and standard deviations of the models' transfer rates and time-dependent expectations and standard deviations for the {sup 45}Ca activity in a bone surface compartment were derived.

• Research Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 786133
• Report Number(s): ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; TRN: US0108815
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2001 Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI (US), 06/17/2001--06/21/2001; Other Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 84; PBD: 17 Jun 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
CALIBRATION
CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS
DICENTRIC CHROMOSOMES
DOSIMETRY
NEUTRONS
RADIATION DOSES
CALCIUM 45
CALCULATION METHODS
BONE TISSUES
PROBABILITY
DOSEMETERS